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6 July 2015
Lac du Chambon landslide: accelerated movement may indicate approaching failure?
In the last few hours the Lac du Chambon landslide has shown substantially increased rates of movement, possibly indicating that collapse in near
2 July 2015
Darjeeling: 38 killed and 23 missing in landslides
Yesterday heavy monsoon rainfall triggered at least 25 landslides in Darjeeling, northern India, killing at least 38 people.
27 June 2015
Lac du Chambon – a rapidly failing landslide that has disrupted the Tour de France
In the Alps a progressively failing landslide on the banks of the Lac du Chambon has required a change to the route of a famous stage of the Tour de France
25 June 2015
Daning River: a landslide-induced tsunami accident on a tributary of the Yangtze
A landslide on the Daning River in China yesterday triggered a series of tsunami waves that sank 13 vessels, mostly fishing boats
22 June 2015
Landslide-induced sediment production after the Sabah earthquake in Malaysia
Landslides caused by the 5th June 2015 Sabah earthquake in Malaysia have released large amounts of sediment that is now causing extensive damage downstream
21 June 2015
Tbilisi, Georgia:- a landslide dam-break flood killed 19 people
Last Sunday a flash flood killed at least 19 people and destroyed the zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. The cause appears to have been the collapse of a landslide dam on the Vere River about 20 km upstream of the city
27 May 2015
Wind River Canyon in Wyoming: US20 closed by rockslides and debris flows
On Sunday exceptional rainfall triggered a series of landslides in Wind River Canyon in Wyoming, blocking both US20 and the BNSF railway line
26 May 2015
Kali Gandaki: an interesting landslide dam and breach
On Sunday a landslide blocked the Kali Gandaki river in Nepal for about 15 hours before breaching to release a significant flood.
19 May 2015
Salgar, Antioquia, Colombia: a landslide killed at least 63 people yesterday
A debris flow at Salgar in Antioquia in Colombia yesterday killed at least 63 people and left an unknown number missing
17 May 2015
Reports of a massive ice – rock avalanche in Akto County, Xinjiang, China?
The Chinese news agencies are reporting a huge ice – rock avalanche in Akto County, Xinjiang, China. The reported volume is half a cubic kilometre!
Dave Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide, including the landslides themselves, latest research, and conferences and meetings.
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